Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Amber Benson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 35468
IMDb ID: nm0072435
Known for: Acting
Born: January 8, 1977
Age: 49
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q456862
Also known as
Amber Nicole Benson • Ембер Ніколь Бенсон
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Writer (6)Associate Producer (1)Story (1)
Biography
Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but has also directed, produced and starred in her own films Chance (2002) and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics (2006).She is also co-director with Adam Busch of Drones (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Amber Benson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Amber Benson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Amber Benson.
as Traci Levine
Latter Days
2004 • Movie
as Ella McShane
King of the Hill
1993 • Movie
as Cheyenne
The Crush
1993 • Movie
as Stephanie (uncredited)
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 • Movie
as Johnny Link's Mom
I Saw the TV Glow
2024 • Movie
as Babs Wyler
S.F.W.
1995 • Movie
as Noreen
The Killing Jar
2010 • Movie
as Amy
Don's Plum
2002 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Amber Benson.
as Lenore • 2 eps
Supernatural
2005 • Series
as Corrine Henley • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Tara Maclay • 47 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 • Series
as Julia Hoffman • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Jill Avery • 1 eps
Private Practice
2007 • Series
as Mary Curtis • 1 eps
Ringer
2011 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Amber Benson.
as Johnny Link's Mom
I Saw the TV Glow
2024 • Movie
as Elly Golski
Kiss the Bride
2007 • Movie
as Cheyenne
The Crush
1993 • Movie
as Stephanie (uncredited)
Can't Hardly Wait
1998 • Movie
as Piper
Taboo
2002 • Movie
as Grace Hutchinson
The Crooked Man
2016 • Movie
as Princess Amelia of Lockland
Attack of the Gryphon
2007 • Movie
Writer
Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
2023 • Movie
as Traci Levine
Latter Days
2004 • Movie
as Ella McShane
King of the Hill
1993 • Movie
as Svetlana 'Lana' Dragovich
Girltrash!
2007 • Movie
as Meg Damico
Bye Bye Love
1995 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Amber Benson.
as Lenore • 2 eps
Supernatural
2005 • Series
as Corrine Henley • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Julia Hoffman • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Tara Maclay • 47 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 • Series
as Jill Avery • 1 eps
Private Practice
2007 • Series
as Mary Curtis • 1 eps
Ringer
2011 • Series
1 eps
Cracker
1997 • Series
1 eps
Partners
1995 • Series
as Allison Davis • 1 eps
The Inside
2005 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 • Series
as Dhianna • 1 eps
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 • Series
as Amelie • 6 eps
Morganville: The Series
2014 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Amber Benson.
Writer
Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
2023 • Movie
Writer
A Murder to Remember
2020 • Movie
Writer
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
2019 • Movie
Writer
Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
2019 • Movie
Writer
Terror in the Woods
2018 • Movie
Associate Producer
House of Demons
2018 • Movie
Writer
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer
2017 • Movie
Story
The Theory of the Leisure Class
2001 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Amber Benson.
as Dominique
The Vanishing Tour
2026 • Movie
as Johnny Link's Mom
I Saw the TV Glow
2024 • Movie
as Chloe
Selling Isobel
2019 • Movie
as Professor Samantha Rand
The Nightmare Gallery
2019 • Movie
as Tiny
The Griddle House
2018 • Movie
as Pfefferkarree McCormick
Glossary of Broken Dreams
2018 • Movie
as Maya
House of Demons
2018 • Movie
as Grace Hutchinson
The Crooked Man
2016 • Movie
as Jayne
Desire Will Set You Free
2015 • Movie
as Patti (voice)
Back to Backspace
2014 • Movie
as Dhianna (segment "Shockwave")
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2014 • Movie
as Ella
Dust Up
2012 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Amber Benson.
as Amelie • 6 eps
Morganville: The Series
2014 • Series
as Dhianna • 1 eps
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
2013 • Series
as Mary Curtis • 1 eps
Ringer
2011 • Series
as Jill Avery • 1 eps
Private Practice
2007 • Series
as Lenore • 2 eps
Supernatural
2005 • Series
as Allison Davis • 1 eps
The Inside
2005 • Series
as Corrine Henley • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 • Series
as Julia Hoffman • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
1 eps
Cracker
1997 • Series
as Tara Maclay • 47 eps
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 • Series
1 eps
Partners
1995 • Series